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So Round 6 of the 2023 season brings us a match against the Doggies, the first rematch since we bested them in the finals last season.
Also the first match that Rororororyyy Lobb will play against us, and boy aren't so many hair dye specialists hanging out for what colour the hair do will do.
Quick summary (noting it is early in the season and both teams have had some statistically weird games already), the BpG stats machine says that, roughly:
Some fun facts...
"Fun" he says...
Regular season buddies but Finals ghosts
We've only ever played one final against the Footscray mob, last year when we got up in the Elimination Final at Optus after an almighty comeback.
Footscray started Owen
Which club was the first to introduce us to Old Mate Owen in 2016?
Oh that's roighty toighty right, it was Footscray!!
They caused what was then seen as an upset by beating us at Ethiturd in round 1, 2016, by nearly 70 points. Biggs and JJ both got 35 disposals each for the Doggies, and Stringer kicked a lazy 5 goals on us. Little did we know how long we'd come to know and slovenly co-habit with Owen for during the 2016 season.
The result of this game will break the tie (or draw, or "even stevens" or whatever cool kids call it nowadays) - unless it is a draw.
We've played 36 regular games and finals against the Doggies, and are 18 W, 18L. Can we break the 50% winning record??
Turning back the clock...
On a slightly serious note, one of my favourite Freo memories is going to away games in the very early days when the Vic clubs still played some games at their suburban grounds. One of my first real exposures to that suburban footy subculture was when we played Footscray for the first time, in Round 5 1995, at the Western Oval.
Our team featured a debutant in Shauny Mac, and greats such as Leigh Wardell-Johnson and Neil Mildenhall. Peter Miller had probably his best ever game for us, with 3 goals straight and 24 disposals. John Hutton, who had been built up as a star, kicked 2.5, Scott Watters kicked 2.2, and Craig Burrows only managed 2 behinds, which doubled Jason Norrish's results.
For the Doggies, their team had some very established old school dudes like Richard Osborne, Steve Wallis and Scott West, but at the same time featured a (relatively) new and young breed with Chris Grant, Brad Johnson and Leon Cameron right at their early peaks.
As a Freo visitor I loved the game, and the atmosphere, and the beer in proper steel cans. I won't spoil the result - though it came down to a Ben Allan kick after the siren...
Enjoy the viewing of the last quarter, especially Spider Burton's awesome first ruck knock at the start of the quarter.
Then marvel at the hairstyles in the crowd, relish the unending Australian fashion parade of the mid 1990s, and especially hark back to when suburban grounds could produce this sort of ruckus for an early season game against a new interstate club playing in proper attractive football uniforms (none of this stealth rubbish)...
Also the first match that Rororororyyy Lobb will play against us, and boy aren't so many hair dye specialists hanging out for what colour the hair do will do.
Quick summary (noting it is early in the season and both teams have had some statistically weird games already), the BpG stats machine says that, roughly:
- we have almost the same total disposals and marks per game, but Freo handball far more;
- we have more goals, tackles and hit outs per game, and are well ahead in both goal assists and inside 50s; BUT
- the Doggies are better than us in stoppage clearances, rebound 50s and one percenters;
- they turn the ball over more, but take more intercept marks (Luke Ryan time to step up);
- we have more free kicks for than they do so far (hang on that can't be right, the Doggies always get more free kicks than anyone except Wet Toast).
Some fun facts...
"Fun" he says...
Regular season buddies but Finals ghosts
We've only ever played one final against the Footscray mob, last year when we got up in the Elimination Final at Optus after an almighty comeback.
Footscray started Owen
Which club was the first to introduce us to Old Mate Owen in 2016?
Oh that's roighty toighty right, it was Footscray!!
They caused what was then seen as an upset by beating us at Ethiturd in round 1, 2016, by nearly 70 points. Biggs and JJ both got 35 disposals each for the Doggies, and Stringer kicked a lazy 5 goals on us. Little did we know how long we'd come to know and slovenly co-habit with Owen for during the 2016 season.
The result of this game will break the tie (or draw, or "even stevens" or whatever cool kids call it nowadays) - unless it is a draw.
We've played 36 regular games and finals against the Doggies, and are 18 W, 18L. Can we break the 50% winning record??
Turning back the clock...
On a slightly serious note, one of my favourite Freo memories is going to away games in the very early days when the Vic clubs still played some games at their suburban grounds. One of my first real exposures to that suburban footy subculture was when we played Footscray for the first time, in Round 5 1995, at the Western Oval.
Our team featured a debutant in Shauny Mac, and greats such as Leigh Wardell-Johnson and Neil Mildenhall. Peter Miller had probably his best ever game for us, with 3 goals straight and 24 disposals. John Hutton, who had been built up as a star, kicked 2.5, Scott Watters kicked 2.2, and Craig Burrows only managed 2 behinds, which doubled Jason Norrish's results.
For the Doggies, their team had some very established old school dudes like Richard Osborne, Steve Wallis and Scott West, but at the same time featured a (relatively) new and young breed with Chris Grant, Brad Johnson and Leon Cameron right at their early peaks.
As a Freo visitor I loved the game, and the atmosphere, and the beer in proper steel cans. I won't spoil the result - though it came down to a Ben Allan kick after the siren...
Enjoy the viewing of the last quarter, especially Spider Burton's awesome first ruck knock at the start of the quarter.
Then marvel at the hairstyles in the crowd, relish the unending Australian fashion parade of the mid 1990s, and especially hark back to when suburban grounds could produce this sort of ruckus for an early season game against a new interstate club playing in proper attractive football uniforms (none of this stealth rubbish)...
